Official "back to my roots" chant

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Salif Keita is partly of griot/jeli ancestry. One of the things griots do is maintain an oral history of West Africa. They also sing praises to great people and families. That's what he's doing here: FATHER OF KALIMAMADI ONE CAN KNOW THE TRUTH BE TOO COOWARDLY TO SAY IT KNOW A REMEDY FOR THE EYES AND CIVE IT KNOW A REMEDY FOR THE BACK AND REFUSE TO OH SON OF KANCOREBA SON OF HADIA FANTA YOU ARE UNIQUE YOU ARE MIGHTY (2 times) YOU ARE THE KING! (Youtube account holder:SingingStovepipe )

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Black unemployment in U.S at it's highest in 27 years

According to CNNMoney~Black unemployment surged to 16.7% in August, its highest level since 1984, while the unemployment rate for whites fell slightly to 8%, the Labor Department reported.

"This month's numbers continue to bear out that longstanding pattern that minorities have a much more challenging time getting jobs," said Bill Rodgers, chief economist with the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.

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